Many Americans, including some vegetarians, still consume substantial amounts of dairy productsâand government policies still promote themâdespite scientific evidence that questions their health benefits and indicates their potential health risks.
Definition of napalm for English Language Learners. : a thick substance that contains gasoline and that is used in bombs that cause a destructive fire over a wide area.
Naphtha is the root of the word naphthalene. The second syllable of naphtha can also be recognised in phthalate. It also enters the word napalm from  na phthenic acid and palm itic acid, as the first napalm was made from a mixture of naphthenic acid with aluminium and magnesium salts of palmitic acid. 2nd century BCE Koine Greek religious text uses the word naphtha to refer to a miraculously flammable liquid. The subjects called the liquid nephthar, meaning purification, but note that most people call it naphtha (or Nephi).